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“Fact vs Fiction” had apparently been a teaching topic for my two oldest little kids at school. They were telling me about it… “Fact is, like, real. But fiction is not real. Fiction is stuff that’s not true.” I took offense. “You mean,” I asked, “fiction is not true at all?” “No, Dad, of course…

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A year ago I ripped open a cardboard box stamped with “InterVarsity Press.” There is just nothing like it, seeing your first book. From Word doc on a screen to a thing in your hand. Text once pixelated now reified (I really like the word “reify”). Ripping open the box to find freshly minted copies…

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Lost in Translation. I took a writing course with Lauren Winner when I was at Duke. Lauren’s a really good writer, and she did a great job assigning us the sort of creative writing assignments that really good writers tend to put themselves through… like tell a story only through dialogue or write the same…

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I am so thankful for The Ooze giving me the opportunity to write a 3-part theological response to natural disasters. The final post is up, and I argue that the only viable theodicy available to us is found in Good Friday and Easter. Each part of the series is below and can be read in…

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I just read two great blog posts by James K.A. Smith on writing. In Writing (and) Theology, he expresses disappointment with the theologian’s tendency to focus on content to the neglect of form in their writing. In (Unsolicited) Advice for Young (Theological) Authors he encourages us aspiring writer-theologian types to heed the wisdom of the…

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I have never met Cindy Kiple. I had to go to Google Reader and scroll to the copyright page of my yet-to-be-released book to even figure out her name. She is the designer of the book’s cover. I would love to know about the creative process, the decision-making and artistic tweaks and revisions behind the…

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“Less is more.” I do not know where I heard that phrase. But I hear it. Ringing in the air. Hovering over my keyboard. Lingering around my pen. Less is more… Less is more. Who is whispering this mantra so much that I keep hearing it as I type and write? Thirty seconds on the…

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The volume of material competing for readers’ attention today is overwhelming. While reading an e-mail, you might notice scrolling across the top of the computer screen a headline for a news story you decide is a must-read. While reading that news story, you are reminded of your friend who would appreciate the story… a friend who…